About Us

Stevedoring, storage and rehandling of bulk/general cargoes at the Port of Southampton UK

Solent Stevedores Ltd commenced operations in the Port of Southampton in February 2000 and since then the Company has built up an excellent reputation as a proficient and professional cargo handling operator.

In 2007 Solent Stevedores entered a 20 year agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP), owners of the Port of Southampton, to expand the multi-user bulk terminal and enhance facilities with a joint investment of £7m.

The terminal is rail linked and there is a minimum of 11.7m of water available alongside at all times to accommodate a wide range of vessels - up to approximately 50,000 dwt.

Solent operates with no restrictions according to customers' requirements and together with ABP has developed a significant increase in trade.

Over the intervening years Solent Stevedores has expanded our operations in Southampton to incorporate multiple extensions to the bulks terminal and developing into new areas including Cruise Vessel Support, and the operations of the temperature-controlled Fruit Terminal.

In 2009 Solent Stevedores commenced operations at Tate & Lyle's Silvertown berths on the River Thames.

In 2012 Solent Stevedores secured a 9-year agreement to operate the ro/ro, ro-pax and conventional berths at the Port of Jersey.

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TASCC was developed because farmers and end users wanted to be sure that crops of grain, oilseeds and pulses were treated responsibly once they left the farm. The scheme is audited and certified by an independent certification body, in accordance with the internationally recognised standard EN45011.

TASCC is recognised within the food industry as being essential to maintaining traceability of assured combinable crops after they have left the farm. The Scheme is made up of a Scheme Manual and four codes of practice (Storage, Haulage, Merchants and Testing Facilities). The Storage Scheme is operated to a joint scheme with the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) covering combinable crops and feed materials.

Solent Stevedores works to strict standards and procedures, this is reflected by our Southampton Operation ISO9001 Quality Management and ISO14001 Environmental Management accreditations.

ISO 9001 - Southampton

ISO 9001 provides guidance and tools for companies and organisations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customer's requirements, and that quality is consistently improved. The standard is based on quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement.

ISO 14001:2004 is an environmental management system providing practical tools for companies and organisations looking to identify and control their environmental impact and constantly improve their environmental performance.

We are very proud of our strict standards, working procedures and commitment to excellent customer service always. We are proud to have been shortlisted by the IBJ Awards every year since winning the IBJ Customer Service Award in 2011 and were delighted to win the Environmental Protection award in 2013 and the Customer Care Award again in 2016.

The IBJ Awards are a salute to excellence in the Maritime Bulk Industry and Solent Stevedores was delighted to be shorlisted once again for an award at this years Gala Dinner.

Solent Stevedores joined a large crowd of bulk industry executives from all over the world at the prestigious Tower of London ceremony on 21st November and were delighted to be judged the winner of the Customer Care Award once again amongst tough competition from the UAE, Poland and the USA.